Purpose – China's increasing importance as a major global supplier has coincided in recent years with a number of …, welfare and brand equity. The most effective responses to the problem of quality fade when sourcing from China are firm … firms sourcing from China may need to make. Increased costs but assured quality may be an acceptable trade‐off when firms …

similar to China’s. This point is particularly meaningful for those e-retailers that want to expand the outreaching and … insights into the field, with a particular focus on China, as one of the emerging developing marketplaces.  …

implementation of this process technology. Design/methodology/approach Multiple case studies of organisations based in China were …

China’s township enterprises have developed rapidly since the country’s economic reform. Discusses the competitive … the nature and influence of these enterprises and their important role in China’s economic future.  …

Purpose – To identify characteristics of Japanese business culture that differ from China, particularly in the …‐Turner (1998) and on the base of comprehensive field visits and observation undertaken in China and Japan over the past several … business management developing business opportunities in Japan and China. Originality/value – This article elucidates the …

Chinese companies. Findings – This rise of China has implications for branding and some of the new brands will arise from … China over the next 10‐15 years. Practical implications – The most important factor for building strong Asian brands is the …

, particularly Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) countries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper obtains help form literature …, India is most competitive among BRICs, whereas in World Competitiveness Rankings of the IMD, China is most competitive … by Brazil, China and India. Research limitations/implications – To maintain the growth story of emerging markets …

Purpose – This paper aims to measure and compare agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth in China and India …: efficiency and technical change. Findings – Comparing TFP growth in China and India it is found that efficiency improvement … played a dominant role in promoting TFP growth in China, while technical change has also contributed positively. In India …

of cotton into China. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews first the possible arguments for raising the tariff … tariff on cotton has been a subject of intense debate in China and this paper is intended to provide an input into this … debate. The paper agrees that urgent action is clearly needed to mitigate the poverty problems in rural China, but concludes …

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of remittance income on rural households in China … a large data set from three distinct provinces of China and is among the first to investigate the different types of …